Movies Like Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011)

Big Boys Gone Bananas!* is a 2011 documentary, drama film from Fredrik Gertten with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz and Walker.

Documentary Drama

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

2014

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.

7.9

MagicScore

Walker

1987

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

6.4

MagicScore

Reagan

2024

Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.

6.3

MagicScore

Rising Sun

1993

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.

6.1

MagicScore

Risky Business

1967

A teenage girl accuses her primary schoolteacher, Jean Doucet (Jacques Brel), of trying to rape her. The police and the mayor investigate, but Doucet denies the charges. Two other students come forward to reveal more of Doucet's misconduct – one confessing to be his mistress. Doucet faces trial and hard labor if convicted.

7.4

MagicScore

The Truth vs. Alex Jones

2024

Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.

6.5

MagicScore

Hardwired

2009

After a tragic accident Luke Gibson is left with critical injuries and complete amnesia. A new technological breakthrough from the Hexx Corporation - a Psi-Comp Implant that's hardwired into Luke's brain - saves his life, but Luke soon finds out that this new technology comes with a price and that the Hexx Corporation harbors sinister plans for the new device.

5.1

MagicScore

The New Watchdogs

2012

In 1932, the writer Paul Nizan published "The New Watchdogs" to denounce the philosophers and writers of his time who, sheltering behind intellectual neutrality, imposed themselves as true watchdogs of the established order. Today the watchdogs are journalists, editors, and media experts who've openly become market evangelists and guardians of the social order. In a sardonic manner, "The New Watchdogs" denounces this press that, claiming to be independent, objective and pluralist, makes out it is a democratic force of opposition. With forcefulness and precision, the film puts its finger on the increasing danger of information produced by the major industrial groups of the Paris Stock Exchange and perverted into merchandise.

7.4

MagicScore

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful

1972

Selon "Radio plus près de Dieu", rien n'est conçu sans Dieu, surtout pas les shampoings, produits de beauté, la vente des disques... Un animateur dénonce cette escroquerie à l'antenne, ce qui lui vaut d'être licencié. Il réapparaîtra sur de nouvelles ondes avec "Radio plus près de la Vérité".

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Velvet Buzzsaw

2019

Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art.

5.4

MagicScore

#11

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

1979

In this satire, a police detectiveis investigating the disappearance and kidnapping of the host of a television dance show. However, instead of finding his man, he is trapped into becoming a contestant on a children's quiz show. What's worse is that he becomes a very successful contestant.

5.1

MagicScore

#12

Network

1976

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.

7.8

MagicScore

#13

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

1995

71 scenes revolving around multiple Viennese residents who are by chance involved with a senseless gun slaughter on Christmas Eve.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Unrest

2017

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head." Determined to live, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story—and four other families' stories—fighting a disease medicine forgot.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Turk 182!

1985

After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

Sorcerer

1977

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

Carla's Song

1996

A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Under Fire

1983

Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Ballad of the Little Soldier

1984

A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

Stars at Noon

2022

In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Big Boys Gone Bananas!*?

The top films similar to Big Boys Gone Bananas!* by MovieMagicScore are The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (7.9), Walker (6.4), Reagan (6.3). Each shares documentary/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Big Boys Gone Bananas!* worth watching?

Big Boys Gone Bananas!* holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 24 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Big Boys Gone Bananas!*?

Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011) is a documentary, drama film directed by Fredrik Gertten, starring Fredrik Gertten, Alex Rivera, David Magdael.

Where can I find more recommendations like Big Boys Gone Bananas!*?

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About movies like Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

This ranked list pairs Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2011), a documentary and drama film from Fredrik Gertten, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Fredrik Gertten take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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